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In October, Delta announced that it would implement a cap on transfers from partners beginning January 1, 2015. The plan was to limit transfers for SkyMiles members to 250,000 points annually from each partner; however, the airline today announced they will reverse course and abandon this rule.

At long last, some good news for Delta SkyMiles members in 2015: no cap on point transfers from partners!

SkyMiles members can earn miles by converting partner points from programs such as Amex Membership Rewards, Diners Club Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest. SkyMiles aren’t the most valuable airline currency, but they’re a decent option for certain rewards, and the fewer limitations there are on the program, the better it is for frequent flyers.

I’m pleased about Delta’s decision not to implement this transfer cap, as it seemed to me like an effort to strong-arm SkyMiles members into switching to Delta co-branded credit cards (like the Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express)which only offer bonuses on Delta spending, while other cards from transfer partners have lucrative bonus categories like gas, groceries and airfare purchases on any carrier.

However, this move may mean that Delta will increase mileage levels for awards when they transition to a 5-tier program in 2015. I’m cautiously optimistic that this won’t be the case, but in my experience, when Delta giveth, they also taketh away. I’ll be keeping an eye out for any further changes.

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